• GPS data, blood evidence, stickers key to case in disappearance of Kent man
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    GPS data, blood evidence, stickers key to case in disappearance of Kent man

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    Jorge Alcantara-Gonzalez is charged with murder and first-degree robbery in the disappearance of Ian Eckles, who vanished during a hunting trip in 2020. CLE ELUM, Wash. — A GPS watch, fragments of window stickers and a trail of blood evidence helped investigators build the murder case against the man charged with killing a Kent man who vanished during a hunting trip more than six years ago, according to newly filed court documents. Jorge Oma Alcantara-Gonzalez, 40, was charged this week in Kittitas County Superior Court with murder and first-degree robbery in connection with the disappearance and presumed death of Ian…

  • Motorcyclist killed in Kent collision
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    Motorcyclist killed in Kent collision

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    A collision between a vehicle and a motorcycle in Kent left one dead, Puget Sound Fire reports. Road closures are expected as investigations continue. KENT, Wash. — One person was killed in a collision involving a vehicle and a motorcycle in Kent Thursday, according to Puget Sound Fire. Emergency crews with Puget Sound Fire and King County Medic One responded to the crash in the 23600 block of 104th Avenue Southeast. Puget Sound Fire first posted about the incident at 5:19 p.m. Officials said the collision resulted in one fatality. Additional details about the people involved were not immediately released.…

  • 3 men dead in Kent after unrelated shooting and vehicle crash, police say
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    3 men dead in Kent after unrelated shooting and vehicle crash, police say

    May 25, 2026 - By 

    Kent police detectives are investigating a homicide and a vehicle crash that killed three men between the two unrelated incidents. KENT, Wash. — A 25-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday morning at a Kent apartment complex, according to the Kent Police Department. Officers, medics and firefighters responded around 3:59 a.m. to the Chandlers Bay Apartments in the 8700 block of South 235th Place after reports of a man suffering from gunshot wounds. This story continues below. Responding officers found the victim in a parking lot and began lifesaving measures until medics arrived. The man died…